During my first few years as a big firm associate, my approach to pro bono work was much like my approach to dental floss — a general feeling of obligation coupled with a sense that I should be doing it more often.
That was until recently, when a colleague suggested I volunteer with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Saturday Lawyer Program. In the program, attorneys volunteer a Saturday morning to screen pro bono clients and determine how best to handle their cases. If longer-term legal representation is necessary, volunteers may take on the cases themselves.
